diff --git a/Lib/runpy.py b/Lib/runpy.py
index d86f0e4..8adc91e 100644
--- a/Lib/runpy.py
+++ b/Lib/runpy.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import sys
 import importlib.machinery # importlib first so we can test #15386 via -m
 import importlib.util
+import io
 import types
 from pkgutil import read_code, get_importer
 
@@ -228,11 +229,11 @@
 
 def _get_code_from_file(run_name, fname):
     # Check for a compiled file first
-    with open(fname, "rb") as f:
+    with io.open_code(fname) as f:
         code = read_code(f)
     if code is None:
         # That didn't work, so try it as normal source code
-        with open(fname, "rb") as f:
+        with io.open_code(fname) as f:
             code = compile(f.read(), fname, 'exec')
     return code, fname
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-11-18-16-17-56.bpo-38722.x3mECW.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-11-18-16-17-56.bpo-38722.x3mECW.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0277d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-11-18-16-17-56.bpo-38722.x3mECW.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:mod:`runpy` now uses :meth:`io.open_code` to open code files.
+Patch by Jason Killen.